Artiopoda - Lichida - Lichidae
Alternative combination: Lichas hirsuta
Belongs to Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) according to A. T. Thomas and D. J. Holloway 1988
See also Ebach and Ahyong 2001
Sister taxa: Belenopyge balliviani, Belenopyge contusa, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australiformis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pragensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) australis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parapleura, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) docekali, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) bassei, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) campbelli, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) consanguinea, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) edgecombei, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) pristina, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) brankiensis, Lobopyge (Lobopyge), Lobopyge permaginata, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) decheni, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) brevis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) branikensis, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) parvulus, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) sinuata, Acanthopyge (Lobopyge) uralensis, Lobopyge niobe
Ecology: fast-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution: found only at Wren's Nest (Silurian of the United Kingdom)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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